Bug#927735: Package nvidia-kernel-dkms unmet dependencies

[TarotApprentice]

Package: <nvidia-kernel-dkms>    
Version: <390.87-2>
Version: <410.104>
Version: <418.56>

Clean install system using Netinst 9.7 (amd64). Machine has a GTX1660Ti graphics card. Install linux-image-amd64 from stretch-backports (provides 4.19.0.0 aka 4.19.28 kernel). So far so good.

GTX1660Ti minimum driver version is 418.43.

Go to install nvidia-kernel-dkms get unmet dependencies from experimental, stretch and stretch-backports. 


# uname -a
Linux *** 4.19.0-0.bpo.4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.28-2~bpo9+1 (2019-03-27) x86_64 GNU/Linux


# cat /etc/apt/sources.listdeb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-freedeb http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main contrib non-freedeb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-freedeb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stretch-backports main contrib non-freedeb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free

# apt list nvidia-kernel-dkms -a

Listing... Done
nvidia-kernel-dkms/experimental 418.56-1 amd64
nvidia-kernel-dkms/stable 390.87-8~deb9u1 amd64


The one from Stretch...
# apt install nvidia-kernel-dkms
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libgl1 : Depends: libglx0 (= 1.1.0-1~bpo9+1) but it is not going to be installed
 mate-desktop-environment : Depends: mate-desktop-environment-core (= 1.16.0+1) but it is not going to be installed
                            Recommends: atril (>= 1.16.0) but it is not going to be installed
                            Recommends: eom (>= 1.16.0) but it is not going to be installed
                            Recommends: mate-user-guide (>= 1.16.0) but it is not going to be installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.


The one from Stretch-backports...
# apt install -t stretch-backports nvidia-kernel-dkmsReading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency treeReading state information... DoneSome packages could not be installed. This may mean that you haverequested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstabledistribution that some required packages have not yet been createdor been moved out of Incoming.The following information may help to resolve the situation:The following packages have unmet dependencies: nvidia-kernel-dkms : Depends: nvidia-kernel-support--v1                      Recommends: nvidia-driver (>= 390.87) but it is not going to be installed or                                  libcuda1 (>= 390.87) but it is not going to be installedE: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

The one from experimental...
# apt install -t experimental nvidia-kernel-dkmsReading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency treeReading state information... DoneSome packages could not be installed. This may mean that you haverequested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstabledistribution that some required packages have not yet been createdor been moved out of Incoming.The following information may help to resolve the situation:The following packages have unmet dependencies: libgl1 : Depends: libglx0 (= 1.1.0-1~bpo9+1) but it is not going to be installed nvidia-kernel-dkms : Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0) but it is not going to be installed                      Depends: nvidia-kernel-support--v1                      Recommends: nvidia-driver (>= 418.56) but it is not going to be installed or                                  libcuda1 (>= 418.56) but it is not going to be installedE: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.